Résumé

 
August 2005
to present
San Francisco, CA and New York, NY

Freelance Writer and Editor

Enterprise, write and report feature articles and news pieces related to law, health, policy, education and culture for publications such as San Francisco magazine, the New York Times, Village Voice, the San Francisco Chronicle, Miller-McCune and Mother Jones. Reported segments for KQED-FM’s “Pacific Time” as a regular contributor. Currently serve as a contributing editor for Edutopia and regular contributor to Newsdesk.org.
June 2004 to
August 2005
San Francisco, CA

California Lawyer

Associate Editor

Enterprised, wrote and reported feature articles on lawsuits related to a multi-billion dollar trademark infringement case involving Stolichnaya vodka, the policy flaws that allow underage prostitution to flourish, and the legal battles of a human trafficking victim. Assigned and edited news shorts, personal essays and articles on notable public-interest legal cases for the Good Works department.
August 1999
to May 2004
San Francisco, CA

SF Weekly

Staff Writer

Enterprised, wrote and reported award-winning investigative articles on topics such as a lawsuit challenging Big Tobacco’s “Project California,” a political conspiracy to funnel money away from anti-smoking health education; a special report on wrongful convictions in California; and a behind-the-scenes look at attending an under-funded public school in San Francisco.
June to
September 1998
New York, NY

George Magazine

American Society of Magazine Editors
Summer Intern

Wrote book reviews, researched and wrote front-of-the-book articles on politics and current events.
April to June 1998
San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Examiner

Intern Reporter/Copy editor

Wrote page-one news articles and 30-inch features on topics such as public school student protests, the controversies over the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge re-design and a Bay Area safari. Copy edited and wrote headlines, decks and captions.

February 1995
to September 1997
San Jose, CA

San Jose Metro

Editorial Assistant

Wrote news stories, features and profiles for three of Metro’s community newspapers. Also wrote theater, film and music reviews for Metro and its web site.

Education

  • Fordham University, graduated May 2007; Bronx, New York. Masters of Arts in Sociology with a focus on Crime and Justice.
  • Northwestern University, graduated March 1999; Evanston, Illinois. Bachelor of Science from Medill School of Journalism, concentrations in Sociology and Asian Studies.

Awards

  • GLAAD Media Award Magazine Article finalist (2008)
  • Western Publications Association’s MAGGIE Awards, Best News Story/Consumer publication (2005)
  • SPJ NorCal’s John Gothberg Award (2005)
  • John Bartlow-Martin Award for Public Interest Magazine Journalism, finalist (2004, 2000, and 1999)
  • National Council for Crime and Delinquency’s PASS Award winner (2000)

Activities

  • Board member, the Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter
  • Board member and founding staff member, Hyphen magazine

References

Available upon request.